AUTHOR TALK with Adam Williams – The Book of the Alchemist
Saturday, January 30, 4pm at The Glamour Bar, Shanghai
RMB 65, includes a drink
Adam Williams talks about his latest novel, The Book of the Alchemist, a story that links two ideologically torn worlds 1000 years apart, the Spanish Civil War and 11th Century Andaluz.
In a conversation with local Shanghai historian Paul French, Adam will talk about his book and explain the reasons why he has branched into medieval European history to create an epic novel that is full of excitement, colour, adventure and romance, and which at the same time explores dark themes that are relevant to the world today.
Joining them will be Russian businessman, historian and Orientalist, Maxim Moskalev, formerly of the Oriental Studies Institute of Moscow University, where he headed the Komsomol (Communist Youth League) until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Join us for what promises to be a fascinating conversation about ideologies and fanaticism and how extremes of religious or political belief can shake the fabric of a tolerant society – in the past as indeed the present.
Order ‘The Book of the Alchemist’ from Amazon.co.uk
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